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w k and McAdai tliat inning. ' host Baylor We tinning of a thr« The Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1962 Number 108 si4ir Base Annexation Is Now Official Dealers for ienault-Peugwt itieh Motor Can 3—Parts—Sei hce All Foreign stem Board o Meet With T Regents -cy IEUTENA1 f v. OK of TeM The Board of Directors of the ■&M System announced plans for a| joint meeting with the Board of R( gents of the University of Texas Jpne 29 for sale of bonds to fin- a’ " building programs of the state's two largest systems of higher education at their meeting at Stephenville last Saturday. I At that time the A&M System Bill offer $5 million in bonds a- & V Munst income from the University nplify the gene:; Available F unc i and $1,425,000 in >ax - revnue bonds from Arlington rrect the auto State College. The Available Fund nee merit plon. bonds will supply funds for build- Ip Texas grow ; f our colleges of the rasper. K&M System within the next few i • i i' fears, ven egisaive revenU e bonds will finance n of six years i» , , i . „ „ ■ , , I '• rarly construction of a 270 bed •use ona six yMt ^, a(e dormitory for men, and a 195 bed 'dormitory for women at Arlington. 0 Democratic PrilHifl other major items approved at MY 5,1962 the meeting were budgets for the ■962-63 fiscal year and awards o: ! contracts for construction and nprovement on the A&M campus. S ' Budgets for the statewide system - were set at $51,914,548 up $1,855,- | B62 from the current year. I Increases were largely for teach- h g salaries at the four colleges of the System, as provided in the last rv appropriation bill. ^ I The largest increase, $573,000, .went to Arlington State College, h. TA 3-50 a&M next, with an increase Bryan, Texas U $567,000. P rairie View A&M irant [College was up $460,000 and Tarle- <on State increased $154,000. In creases were based primarily on in dicated enrollment growth. | Budget for the new Texas Mari time Academy in Galveston oper- Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS r LONDON—Seven youthful dem- ionstrators, some Americans, [staged a sit-down in the U.S. Em bassy Monday night to protest re sumption of nuclear weapons test ing. [ Other pickets paraded outside with banners. After the demon strators had sat for three hours, British police arrived and carried them outside. U:S. NEWS WASHINGTON — The United | States told Japan Monday it would stop its Pacific atomic : tests immediately if the Soviet ; Union would conclude a test-ban l treaty. In a note replying to Tokyo protests against the U.S. re- | sumption of nuclear explosions in the atmosphere, the United States also told Japan: 1. The United States is not wedded strictly to the U.S.- British proposed atomic test-ban treaty but will “examine all sug- I gestions which appear to provide the basis for establishing an ef fective control system.” 2. “The United States cannot, however, unilaterally refrain from defense preparations. The arms race cannot be stopped un less and until all major powers agree to stop it.” it it it WHITESANDS MISSILE [RANGE, N.M.—a Nike-Zeus anti missile missile scored an electronic bit Monday in a successful test high above this desert missile test center. . It was launched from an under ground cell, controlled in flight and steered to its target in a com pletely automatic firing test. ated by A&M, was set at $221,750 for the coming year. A contract was awarded to R. B. Butler, Inc., Bryan, for the air- conditioning and reflooring of lec ture rooms and refinishing the interior of the Physics Building at A&M on a bid of $312,332. Har- Con Engineering, Inc., Houston, was awarded a contract for air- conditioning six classroom and lab oratory buildings on the A&M campus, at $1,005,351. Included were the Business Administration, Chemistry, Agricultural, Animal Industries, Biological Sciences and Engineering buildings. R. B. Bul- ter, Bryan, was awarded contract for extensions to utility tunnels and piping on a bid of $184,570. An apppropriation of $2,500 was made for engineering studies to determine need for expansion of power plant facilities at A&M and $4,000 was appropriated for purchase of a mobile laboratory for the Texas Transportation Insti tute. In other action, the board au thorized the adaption of a non forfeitable annuity contract plan for all employees of the A&M Sys tem, approved a unit agreement for water flood of oil-producing pro perties of the Agricultural Experi ment Station, near Iowa Park, and authorized the issuance of Civil Defense Fallout licenses, to make buildings and agencies available for public shelters in 'time of emergency. An agreement was approved for the seeking of a patent by the A&M Research Foundation on a discovery by Dr. A. F. Isbell and Dr. Raymond Reiser of A&M on a new means of producing mono glycerides. The discovery, which produces a commercially valuable product without the necessity of distilla tion has attracted the interest of several major concerns. Monogly- cerides, at present produced (See BOARD on Page 3) Exes To Host Class Of’62 At Banquet The Association of Former Stu dents will host all members of the Class of ’62 at a banquet to be held in the dining room of Sbisa Hall next Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., accord ing to J. B. Hervey, executive sec retary of the association. Those invited to attend the sec ond annual affair are members of the Class of ’62 who will graduate in May, August or February, Her vey stated. Presiding at the dinner will be Frank Harvey, president of the as sociation and an oilman from Wich ita Falls. Principal address will be given by an outstanding alum nus whose name will be announced. Dress for the affair will be Class A uniforms or coats and ties, according to the arrangements committee. Tickets may be picked up at the association offices in the west end of the Memorial Student Center before noon next Monday. Graduating seniors are requested to fill out directory forms which will enable the association to place the students in active membership. “It is hoped that each member of the class will attend this spe cial dinner to be given for them in order that they can be officially welcomed as members of, and bet ter informed about our associa tion,” said Hervey. Board of Directors President Eugene Darby turns to hand the official deed to Bryan Air Force Base to President Earl Rudder in annexation ceremonies at the base Monday afternoon. Pictured are (from left) Chancellor M. T. Harrington, Jim Winsor, chief of Real Properties Section, General Services Administration; Darby, Sam Wynn of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Rudder and Col. Curtis L. Frisbie, commander of the 2851st Air Base Wing. (Photo by Robbie Godwin) College Receives Deed To Air Base B. NASA Grants Researchers $52,120 To Study Winds The Department of Oceanogra phy and Meteorology has been granted $52,120 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administra tion to study low-level turbulent winds, which sometime threaten rockets on launching pads. Dr. William H. Clayton, associ ate professor and director of mi cro-meteorological research in the Department of Oceanography and Meteorology, will conduct the re search for the George C. Mar shall Space Flight Center, Hunts ville, Ala. Scientists concerned with this particular project for NASA know the lower level winds can act somewhat like a snarling river, with eddies, swift streams, swirls and up-and-down drafts like un- dertowis. The researchers will seek to de velop new theories to explain why these conditions occur as low-level turbulence poses a worse threat to rockets sitting on the pad than in flight. Locked on their launch pads and loaded with tons of fuel, rockets have little “give” such as may be found on aircraft structures. A large jet airplane, for example, has 12 or 14 feet of flexibility built into the wings to soften effects of turbulence. However, a rocket can “bend” only a fraction of an inch when locked on the pad and unable to move with the wind. At present the routine meteoro logical data available are not ade quate to develop theoretical con- Singing Cadets Set Annual Spring Fest At 8 In Guion Hall The Singing Cadets, back from a highly successful tour of North and Northwest Texas, will pre sent their annual spring concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Guion Hall. The public is invited, and there is no admission charge. Director Robert L. Boone and the 49-voice vocal organization pro mise a program of music to satis fy all tastes. There are show tunes, and folk tunes, spiritual music and western music, plus other varieties. The basic theme of the concert cen ters upon the thoughts and activi ties at A&M through the year. Mrs. June Biering is the piano accompanist for the Singing Ca dets. Critic E. Clyde Whitlock of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote a lengthy, complimentary column after the Singing Cadets appeared in concert in Fort Worth during their tour. cepts to describe turbulence. Thus the basic objective of Clayton’s re search group will be to define the turbulent wind (or gust) profile based on mean-flow measurements within a minimum elevation of 200 feet and a minimum time consid eration of two hours. They will utilize existing equip ment installed at two meteorolog ical stations at Cedar Hill between Dallas and Fort Worth, and a com plex of other equipment installed in a square eight miles on each side. Outstanding student projects in such industrial arts fields as ce ramics, electrical machine shop, mechanical drawing and woods are expected to fill G. Rollie White Coliseum Friday and Saturday at the Texas Industrial Arts Student Fair. A record attendance of approxi mately 800 students and high school faculty from all sections of the state is forecast. A&M College will be the host for the fair, which is a part of the program of the Texas Industri al Arts Student Association spon sored by the Texas Industrial Arts Association. Serving as general chairman of the Fair Committee is, James L. Boone, Jr., an assistant professor of industrial education. The co- chairman is W. A. Mayfield of Snyder, state sponsor of the stu dents’ association. Student registration will be handled by John Ballard of South west Texas State College and ex ecutive secretary of the Texas Industrial Arts Association. This association is composed of approx imately 1,100 faculty members of schools throughout Texas. Facilities of the Memorial Stu dent Center as well as the coli- Invitations Ready At MSC May 7 Seniors who ordered gradua tion invitations for May com mencement may pick up orders at the Memorial Student Center Craft Room, lower level, across from the barber shop, beginning Tuesday and ending May 7. Anyone who failed to place a regular order may purchase the extra invitations beginning May 8, at 9 a.m. at the cashier’s win dow in the MSC. These invita tions will be sold on a first- come, first-serve basis only. At two automatic recorders, the data is electronically punched on tape which ultimately is fed to either A&M’s new analog com puter or to its several digital com puters. Eight other stations in the complex will record data on script recorders. Once the data on the variables of wind turbulence is collected, it will be possible for Clayton to create a mathematical model that will be useful in developing valid theories needed by NASA in its rocket research. seum will be used for the fair, and the two-day program includes a variety of business and recrea tional activities in addition to the display of prized products of in dustrial arts classes. Attendance last year totaled 500 students from about 40 schools, Boone said. The election of a state sweet heart is scheduled as a highlight of the business meeting of the students’ association. This session is planned for Friday afternoon. A banquet is planned for that evening as the final event of the busy, two-day schedule. The gen eral public will have an opportun ity to see the projects on the after noon of May 5. Students may enter projects in any of 14 fields or divisions. These include architecture, ceramics, elec trical, jewelry, plastics, upholstery, woods, wrought metal, and the open division. All Faiths Chapel Sets Final Speaker Dr. Gustave Ferre of Texas .Christian University will speak here Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on the topic, “Man’s Purpose in Life — A Philosopher Speaks.” The All Faiths Chapel will pre sent Ferre, who will be the final visiting speaker in a series ad dressing the question of “Man’s Purpose in Life.” A reception will be held at the YMCA Building following Ferre’s talk. The public is invited to. hear Ferre, who has a rich background as a minister of the Christian Church (Disciples) and in the field of education. He has been a mem ber of the Department of Philoso phy at TCU since 1959 and is the department chairman. Industrial Arts Student Fair To Be Held In White Coliseum College Receives Deed To Property Bryan Air Force Base officially became the A&M Re search and Development Annex in ceremonies Monday after noon at the deactivated base west of Bryan on Highway 21. Sam Wynn of Dallas, regional representative of the Division of Surplus Property, Department of Health, Educa tion and Welfare, officially conveyed the 1,991 acre plot to A&M by presenting a deed to Eugene B. Darby of Pharr, president of the Board of Directors. Darby in turn presented the deed to President Earl Rud der, who introduced the annex’s director, A. L. Kramer, with the Texas Engineering Extension Service. A maroon and white sign designating the base’s name- change was also unveiled at 4 " the ceremonies, attend by approximately 50 persons. Darby, in accepting the deed, pledged himself and the Board of Directors to proper use of the new facilities and their fa ther development. Rudder added that his accept ance was “with a great deal of pride. We will do our utmost to use this facility to the best of our ability and urge the community to make full use of the annex.” Involved in the transfer were 1,991 acres and about 181 build ings to be used for educational re search pui’poses aceox’ding to pro visions of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act. The property is valued at $3.5 million, exclusive of buildings which were auctioned as surplus last February. In addition to Rudder, Darby, Wynn and Kramer, officials who participated in the ceremony wei’e Dr. M. T. Harrington, A&M Sys tem Chancellor; State Representa tive B. H. Dewey Jr. of Bryan; Jim Winsor of Dallas, chief of Real Properties Section, General Serv- vies Administration; and Bryan Mayor John Naylor. Others were Russ Hillier, presid ent of the Bryan Industrial Found ation; Travis Bryan, president of Bryan’s First National Bank; Col. Curtis L. Frisbie, commander of the 2851st Air Base Wing, Kel ley AFB, San Antonio; Jimmy Dil- lion, manager, Bryan-College Sta tion Chamber of Commerce; Arch ie Kahan, executive director, A&M Research Foundation; R. C. Cloud, Bryan AFB manager; members of the College Executive Committee; members of the Bryan-College Sta tion Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; and members of the A&M Development Committee of the chamber of commerce. 28 File For Student Senate, Yell Leader Candidates for Student Senate positions and civilian yell leader filed applications for office Mon day for the general elections to be held Thursday. There were 27 students filing for positions in the Student Senate for eight offices, and one student filing for civilian yell leadeer. The following students are seek ing positions in the Student Sen ate: Student body president: William T. Barnhart Jr., Fred Krikland Blackard, Shelton J. Best, James Hugh Magers. Vice-president: Robert Patrick Green, Gregory H. Laughlin, Shel burne Jay Veselka, Byrom Thorge- son Wehner, Louis W. Zaeske. Recording secretary: Thomas Ro bert Arnold, Cecil M. Bourne, Mich ael Louis P’eighny, Terry Fink- biner, Donald Robert Warren. Student welfare committee chair man: Gary L. Balser, Robert M. Denney, William Kenneth Stan ton. Parliamentarian: Jimmie L. Bratton, James W. Carter. Student issues chairman: Doug las Grahm Hotchkiss, George Jor dan Stengel. Public relations chairman: Thom as Eugene Land, Michael L. Lu- tich, Joel Burton Terrill. Student life chairman: Minor Peeples III, Raimundo Riojas, Jerry Ellsworth Vion. Robert E. Anderson was the only candidate to file for civilian yell leader. Wildlife Display Winner Two students in the Department of Wildlife Management jokingly show a bullsnake, the first place certificate won in the Texas Herpetology Society contest at Caddo State Park near Marshall recently. The exhibit includes turtles, lizards, frogs, salamanders and snakes. Another showing will be made for the public May 12-13 in the Department of Wildlife Management. Pictured are Francis Fisher of Muenster and John Meyer of Indianapolis, Ind. (College Information Photo)